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IT has previously been reported that sodium fluoroacetate is a very effective systemic insecticide against Aphis fabae Scop.1,2. Unfortunately, its use cannot be recommended since it is a very dangerous poison, being both highly toxic and rapid in action.
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DAVID, W., GARDINER, B. Fluoroacetamide as a Systemic Insecticide. Nature 181, 1810 (1958). https://doi.org/10.1038/1811810a0
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